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Why doesn't Betternet use the more common VPN protocols?

AnchorFree used to use standard IPSec and OpenVPN protocols to power Betternet but found major performance and latency challenges with it, therefore we created our own proprietary Catapult Hydra to address the issues of VPN latency.

Time to first byte for each client connection inside the tunnel saves 1.2 RTTs

Less data is transferred inside the tunnel

Connection speed for long-distance connections is 2.4x faster than for OpenVPN tunnel between the same client and server

Our proprietary VPN protocol significantly improves performance over long-distance connections. You are welcome to test it yourself by following the steps in this article: The best way to test your internet speed.